Key US data coming up - Nomura

Ross J Burland FXStreet

Analysts at Nomura noted the key data for the US coming up and offered a preview.

Key Quotes:

"ISM non-manufacturing index: Incoming business surveys for May suggest elevated sentiment, although some cooling of forward-looking indicators implies businesses are still grappling with trade policy uncertainty. Consistent with the continued optimism, we expect the ISM non-manufacturing index to rise to 58.0 in May (Consensus: 57.5), from 56.8 in April. Measures of input prices will be of interest as the Empire State and Philly Fed surveys point to continued upward pressure. The Fed Beige Book for the June FOMC meeting also provided anecdotal evidence on broad-based increases in input prices.

JOLTS: Job openings jumped by 472k to 6.55mn in March, the highest reading on record. This raised the job openings rate 0.3pp to 4.2%. Hires and separations were essentially unchanged. The ratio of the unemployed to job openings fell to a historical low of 1.0% and highlights a tighter job market. As the labor market remains healthy, we expect another report with healthy job openings and low layoffs for the April JOLTS report scheduled for release tomorrow."

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Ross J Burland

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Ross J Burland, born in England, UK, is a sportsman at heart. He played Rugby and Judo for his county, Kent and the South East of England Rugby team.

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